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Lamictal has been a lifesaver. I am on respirdol and lamictal. My bipolar leans more to mania and psychosis. I can honestly say I have been stable for five years and feel pretty good if I manage my health and what I eat. Thanks for being so honest about your story. I definitely relate to the Depakote.

Thank you for sharing ..you are beautiful ❤

Thanks for being so real. It helps me a lot. Hope you're feeling better soon!

The what else is new made me laugh 😂 in all seriousness hope you are doing ok and good on you for taking a day off ❤

Depakote is the reason why I stopped taking my meds for seven years. It could’ve been avoided if I took other medication it was horrible.

I've turned down 4 invitations to various parties & social functions in the last month; I'm very intentionally trying to keep my energy low. But I was invited to an upcoming holiday party from my boss, and I decided to go (I can't say 'no' to everything, haha). I'm already thinking of early-exit strategies in case it gets to me too much. I find it interesting how people who don't have bipolar disorder focus so much on the depression side of it, yet for me the hypomania is what scares the hell out of me.

Seroquel fucked me up pretty bad. I had to discontinue it.

Thanks for sharing 😀. Did u mention that taking thyroid meds causes mania?

With you!!!

Those stupid fucking college dorm beds should be banned lol I have fallen out of them dozens of times I had a roommate that fell out of it hit his head cracked his skull never saw him again. It's crazy how stupid it is to have a tiny bed over a concrete floor when you are used to a queen size or even king size bed.

❤I also started a keto diet to ease my symptoms one week ago, not easy, I currently feel even less energy, but at least I am not crying that often🥹

I am trying lamictal(100mg) and hoping it will work for me, my doctor offered me to add seroquel ,but thanks to you Jess, I was aware of its big weight gain side effect, so I asked something different that should not cause the weight gain, she offered me abilify small dose(5mg) to add to lamictal (100mg) to prevent mania in the future❤ thank you for sharing with us your experience My depressive episodes are 9 months long, very long, if left without medications.🥹 I can’t work that period full-time,only a couple of hours a day,because I am very slow and depressed

Have been experiencing irritable mania as well for quite some time. I hope you got better eventually.

After lots of trial and error, I too am on lithium. I also deal with mania, have not experienced deep depression thankfully. I was wondering if you could talk about the lithium side effects you've experienced if any. I've only been on lithium about five months but have ongoing GI issues (frequent loose stool), a handful of nausea episodes resulting in vomiting with little to no warning, increased thirst, weight gain. Have you experienced any of these issues? Thank you for being so willing to talk about your experience. I was actually on Lamictal for about nine months and I really liked it, felt much more clear headed than some of the other meds my psych had me on, but I do think it's more geared towards people struggling with depression... I ended up having a manic episode at the end of the nine months and getting switched off it. Wishing you all the best!

Its funny you mention Zoloft being a kickoff to mania, because the same crap happened to me years ago. Zoloft is terrible for bipolar in my opinion. I was on Lithium for about 25 years but then my kidneys started to fail on me, my doctor switched me to Depakote which I'm not the biggest fan of. I wish I was on Lamictal but med changes are so dramatic and I don't want to deal with that right now so I'm choosing to stick with Depakote at the moment.

Thank you for sharing! I have a question Depakote gave you memory problems or brain fog?? I do have problems with my memory 😭

When I first started being treated, I was not well enough to track what medication I was taking so I forgot which ones I tried 😔

I am heartbroken. I met this girl and I ended up dating her. She had this strange personality, like hiding something. I didn't felt comfortable with the relationship and ended up with her. But days later I researched her meds and find out was for BPD then I connected the dots with her behavior. I just realized She was mentally ill. I'm still devastated. She doesn't want to talk to me again no matter all good things I did for her. IDK what to do. I want to help her. 💔💔💔😢

Ambien made me sleep walk too. I would wake up in different parts of my house. Also I would have the worst dreams ever. I was on lithium and I had alot of side effects. The main one was nausea which was really bad. I was 13 yrs old when I got put on it

I choose not to take meds. Not risking getting a dui on medication. Dot says if I take my medicine and drive I get a DUI. So I drink to clam my nerves because where I live the mental health doctor does not write stuff that works

Thank you for sharing your experiences. It can be a real challenge to get the right therapies. For me zoloft made the condition worse. I have also been prescribed neurotin, but was given it for bipolar not for anxiety. It did not work for me. Ambien I had bad side effects. A good psych makes all the difference. I tried many other meds as well. Including strong-anti-psychotics. They had strong side effects, but they were very essential at the time. I never took any as maintenance meds. And am on lithium now which has been amazing. Feel free anyone to ask me more. Thanks again for a great video, Jess.

Maybe you got akathisia

YES! Absolutely get accommodations if you struggle with Bipolar, ADHD or any type of mental health issue. Having accommodations is the ONLY reason I was able to graduate and it still took me 12 years to earn my degrees (25 if you count the classes I took here and there when I was 18-23). Even with accommodations, I needed to take some semesters off and I ended up graduating late because of the stress of my capstone. However, I was also extremely lucky because I was a really good student until the stress would overwhelm me (usually close to finals). So, a lot of my professors would give me extensions beyond what my accommodations called for. I also identify with not having a great social experience, partly because I was older than a lot of my classmates who were pretty privileged and a little out of touch with the realities of life for people but also because a lot of the time I was just trying to survive. I do sometimes wonder if it was worth it. I was doing pretty well (for me) the last couple years of school and then WHAM! Things got so much worse around the same time that I graduated. I worked really hard to earn my degrees so I could get off SSDI and be independent. In the end, and I ended up becoming more dependent on it. Unfortunately, my moods are too unstable and the depression and anxiety are too overwhelming to even think about going back to work at all. Sorry for the long comment!

im seventeen and diagnosed with bipolar 1 and adhd. yesterday i took a bunch of my addrall (way more than prescribed dose) and i havent slept in 40 hours, i also feel euphoric, restless, irritated etc. could this have possibly triggered a hypo/mania? how do I deal with the mania without going to the hospital since i dont wanna tell my parents

I have bipolar 2 and am lucky enough to be able to work. It’s not possible for some people and we have to respect that.

Bob evans sells a precooked full Christmas dinner. You can order it in advance online for curbside pickup. It is called the farmhouse feast. I order it every year now and just relax on the holiday.

What differences do you notice when you miss just one dose of your meds?

Way to go making it through so much lately. And going forward. On the days when we only have 50% and we give it all, then that is 100%. Much love to you.

Thats good that you are making sure that you are taking care of yourself too. My dad had severe covid and almost died so i was his caregiver and my mental health went bad because i wasnt taking care of myself. Being a caregiver can be exhausting.

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Same here. Head up and onwards even though it's sooooo hard ❤

It's hard but 😢 I miss my mom so much

I usually walk my dog a lot but its harder to do that when its 15 degrees outside. I've been doing pushups and wanting to expand to other exercises I can do that don't involve going to the gym or having weights.

Same

You’re doing a fantastic job helping me recover from this surgery. I know it’s taking a toll on you and I’m sorry for that. Thank you for all you’re doing. We’ll get through it. I love you. ❤

Relatable

Hold Strong & Carry On

Thanks sister

I can relate it's raining and I have a really bad migraine because I'm doing my best today 😢

Just started taking 25mg of Seroquel 3 days ago, and have been feeling bloated since starting. Never thought such a small dose would have any impact with weight gain, but now I am starting to wonder.

Ive just found your channel and have been watchijg your videos ...im currently going thro mixed emotions one min im up the next im down ive had 13 hours sleep in nearly 2 weeks my bodys dead but my head wont shut down my paranoia is thro the roof ive also been hearing and seeing things but i dont know if thats cos im so tired i cant see a way out

same! I will be running though.

I am!!! Thank you Jess and love the motivation. Let’s do this 😄👍

Good stuff. Keep up the good work.

You are a light. 🥰Thank you for sharing! One day at a time like I tell my daughter 🙏🏾